Telecoms Giants From Airtel to Orange Tackle Congo Tax Standoff
April 23rd, 2024
Via Bloomberg, a report on the DRC’s telecommunications market: Little over a quarter of the residents of sub-Saharan Africa’s third-most populous nation have access to the internet. The growth potential in the Democratic Republic of Congo — home to massive deposits of copper, cobalt and other minerals — has companies from Orange to Airtel rushing […]
Read more »Bolivia’s Boom Has Turned to Bust, Fueling an Unlikely Presidential Comeback Bid
April 23rd, 2024
Via Bloomberg, a look at Bolivia, where a long-brewing financial crisis is potentially opening the way for President Luis Arce’s mentor-turned-rival, Evo Morales, to compete once again: In the thin air of El Alto, just below the Andean snowline, shoppers hunt for bargains at stalls selling cheap shoes, school books, cookware or counterfeit clothing. Signs […]
Read more »Gulf States And Central Asian Republics
April 23rd, 2024
Via Eurasia Review, an article on growing linkages between the Gulf states and Central Asia: Trade, transit and energy topped the agenda when foreign ministers from the GCC and Central Asian republics met in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, last week for their second “strategic dialogue”, following an inaugural event in Jeddah last July. The six Gulf states […]
Read more »India Seeks To Secure Critical Mineral Resources In Race For Lithium
April 22nd, 2024
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a look at India efforts to secure critical mineral resources amidst the global race for lithium: India is seeking to shore up its access to critical minerals such as lithium, a government official said, as the world’s most populous country rushes to catch up with rivals including China in the […]
Read more »King Toppled? China’s Seat Atop the Rare Earth Mountain May Be Threatened By Offshore Mines
April 22nd, 2024
Via South China Morning Post, an article examining China’s status as the dominant rare earths provider: As more countries find caches of rare earth minerals, China’s status as the world’s top exporter is being challenged The metals are essential raw materials for tech, and demand is growing – but China’s share of the global share […]
Read more »A $150 Billion Fortune Bolsters Qatari Royals at Critical Moment
April 22nd, 2024
Courtesy of Bloomberg, an article on Qatar’s Al Thani family’s fortune which is poised to swell alongside the expansion of the country’s natural gas production, cushioning it from a World Cup hangover: On a promontory jutting into the Persian Gulf, the Sheraton Grand Doha Resort & Convention Hotel is an outlier among the skinny skyscrapers […]
Read more »Focusing primarily on The New Seven Sisters - the largely state owned petroleum companies from the emerging world that have become key players in the oil & gas industry as identified by Carola Hoyos, Chief Energy Correspondent for The Financial Times - but spanning other nascent opportunities around the globe that may hold potential in the years ahead, Wildcats & Black Sheep is a place for the adventurous to contemplate & evaluate the emerging markets of tomorrow.